Comments on: The Progressive Income Tax http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/the-progressive-income-tax/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:57:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: TFaris http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/the-progressive-income-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-3580 TFaris Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:05:31 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/uncategorized/the-progressive-income-tax/#comment-3580 It seems to me that the progressive income tax is the keystone to the plans in Washington to transfer ever greater amounts of power from the people. Can someone provide advice on the following: The Fifth Amendment's taking clause 'i.e. that private property cannot be taken for public use with just compensation.' would seem to be in conflict with a progressive income tax. While we all receive some benefit from the federal government, the top 25% to 50% of income earners receive less in 'compensation' from the federal government in the form of services etc than the bottom 50%. My opinion is that this limits the government's power to tax to a fixed rate across the entire population. If our politicians are forced to levy taxes across the entire population, they will not be able to continue their profligate ways. Can this issue be raised in court to protest/repeal the progressive income tax? It seems to me that the progressive income tax is the keystone to the plans in Washington to transfer ever greater amounts of power from the people. Can someone provide advice on the following: The Fifth Amendment’s taking clause ‘i.e. that private property cannot be taken for public use with just compensation.’ would seem to be in conflict with a progressive income tax. While we all receive some benefit from the federal government, the top 25% to 50% of income earners receive less in ‘compensation’ from the federal government in the form of services etc than the bottom 50%. My opinion is that this limits the government’s power to tax to a fixed rate across the entire population. If our politicians are forced to levy taxes across the entire population, they will not be able to continue their profligate ways.

Can this issue be raised in court to protest/repeal the progressive income tax?

]]> By: Bryan Rubingh http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/the-progressive-income-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-2486 Bryan Rubingh Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:12:23 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/uncategorized/the-progressive-income-tax/#comment-2486 So when will the American people DEMAND a constitutional amendment from our government that will require the people to approve (through a super-majority of the electoral college) ANY tax increase? And when will the American people DEMAND a similar amendment permitting their government to borrow money? So when will the American people DEMAND a constitutional amendment from our government that will require the people to approve (through a super-majority of the electoral college) ANY tax increase? And when will the American people DEMAND a similar amendment permitting their government to borrow money?

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